Chapter 933 92 goals
Chapter 933 92 Balls
Starting from the afternoon of December 12, the second Premier League match of the Christmas devil schedule started one after another. Due to the tight schedule, the matches were full of upsets. First, Tottenham was tied 28:1 by Southampton at St. Mary's Stadium, and then Liverpool lost 1:0 to Leicester City at the King Power Stadium. Chelsea drew 1:1 with Brighton at home. The only strong team that won was Manchester City. The strong lineup of the Blue Moon allowed them to calmly deal with this intensive schedule. With rotation, they still defeated the powerful dark horse Brentford away from home. With one round of games played first, the points gap with Manchester United was temporarily narrowed to 1 points.
On the evening of the 30th, Manchester United played against Burnley at home.
In the Premier League half-time standings, Burnley ranks 4th with 1 win, 8 draws and 6 losses, with games less, and the relegation situation is not optimistic.
Before the game started, Manchester United's points advantage in the standings was reduced to only 6 points, so in this game, their goal was naturally to get all 3 points. Any other result would be unacceptable to Manchester United.
Of course, Manchester United also hopes to pay tribute to the team's meritorious coach Ferguson with a victory, because on the 31st, it will be the th birthday of the old Sir Alex Ferguson, who is deeply loved by Manchester United fans all over the world.
Before the game, the live broadcast camera turned to Ferguson in the stands.
Although he is already in his eighties, the old man will almost always go to watch every home game of Manchester United.
Even if it is an away game, the old man will go as long as conditions permit.
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Manchester United encountered some criticism after being tied by relegation team Newcastle United in an away game three days ago. So in today's game, all Manchester United players held their breath and entered the game state very quickly.
In the 8th minute, Greenwood got the ball in front of the right bottom line of the penalty area, and then passed it back to Bruno outside the penalty area. Bruno stopped the ball and took a step, McTominay followed up and shot to score, Manchester United led 1:0!
After scoring the goal, McTominay rushed to the sidelines and asked a player on the bench to get a banner. When it was unfolded, the content on it was revealed: Happy Birthday, Fergie!
This young Manchester United youth player gave his goal today to Ferguson.
In fact, Manchester United players had already discussed it before the game that whoever scored the first goal of the game would show this banner to all the fans and dedicate the goal to Sir Alex Ferguson.
Now, the opportunity falls into McTominay's hands.
The new Old Trafford Stadium was filled with thunderous applause, and 100,000 fans stood up to celebrate McTominay's goal, and also to send the best birthday wishes to the old Sir Alex Ferguson who is about to celebrate his 80th birthday.
The camera turned to Ferguson in the stands again. The old man was also applauding, but tears were flashing in his eyes.
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Manchester United, who had taken the lead, continued to attack Burnley's goal. According to Mourinho's plan, the team should finish the game in the first half and give some key players more rest time.
According to the substitution rules after the COVID-19 pandemic, Premier League teams can make three substitutions per game, with a total of five places. This is very beneficial for teams with sufficient depth in the lineup. The head coach can let nearly half of the starting players leave the field early to rest while ensuring the team's combat effectiveness.
Manchester United, which has almost two Premier League starting lineups, is undoubtedly one of the biggest beneficiaries of the new substitution rules.
In the 27th minute, Luke Shaw, who had just returned from injury, passed the ball to Bruno from the left frontcourt. Bruno dribbled into the left side of the penalty area, then cut inside to create an angle and took a low shot. The ball bounced off the ground and flew into the far corner of the net. The score on the field was rewritten to 2:0!
This is Bruno's 209th Premier League goal, and he has surpassed former Manchester United captain Rooney and risen to second place in the Premier League's historical scorer list!
After Bruno scored a goal against Brighton, tying Rooney's goal tally, fans were looking forward to Bruno scoring again and surpassing Rooney's record.
However, in Manchester United's away game against Newcastle United three days ago, Bruno was unlucky and met Dubravka who was in great form, so he ultimately failed to score a goal.
However, at the end of 2021, Bruno finally scored a goal and surpassed Rooney.
It really feels like it's finally here, something that's been long awaited.
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Not only that, this is Bruno's 24th Premier League goal of the season and Bruno's 2021st goal in 91!
Yes, Bruno has tied Yosi's record of 2012 goals in a single natural year set in 91!
In 2021, Bruno played 64 games for Manchester United in all competitions and scored 71 goals, both of which were new highs in his career.
At the same time, Bruno also played 2021 games for the Portugal national team in 17 and scored a total of 20 goals!
That is to say, Bruno played a total of 2021 games in 81 and scored 91 goals!
At that moment, the new Old Trafford stadium almost exploded, with 91 fans cheering in unison and huge banners hung in the stands to celebrate Bruno's tie with the Argentine star's record of goals in a single natural year.
Countless fans shouted for one more, hoping that Bruno would keep up the good work and directly break the record set by the Argentine nine years ago and enjoy this honor alone.
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Seeing Bruno in such good form in the game, the fans are looking forward to Bruno continuing to score goals and set new records.
And the goal came soon!
In the 36th minute, McTominay received a pass from his teammate and followed up with a volley at the front of the penalty area. The ball was saved by goalkeeper Hennessey and hit the post and bounced out. Bruno followed up with a shot and scored, 3:0!
The new Old Trafford stadium has become a sea of joy. The 91 home fans felt so happy today. Not only did they accompany the old Sir Alex Ferguson to celebrate his th birthday, but they also witnessed the new Old Trafford king Bruno surpassing the previous generation Old Trafford king Rooney. Now they have witnessed with their own eyes Bruno surpassing Yosi's record of goals in a single year.
Once upon a time, when Gerd Muller set the record of 81 goals in a single calendar year, it was considered a record that could not be broken.
Nine years ago, when Argentine star Yosi broke Gerd Muller's record and raised the new record to the terrifying height of 91 goals, it was also considered a record that could not be broken.
Who would have thought that this record would last even shorter, only nine years before being broken by Bruno.
The hundreds of thousands of fans at the scene, as well as countless Manchester United fans from all over the world in front of the TV, all had a feeling like they were in a dream, something they could not even imagine.
They felt like they were completely floating!
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Not only the Manchester United fans were feeling a little carried away, but even the Manchester United players on the field were a little carried away as well.
Thinking that Bruno actually broke the old captain Rooney's Premier League goal record, and that Bruno broke Yosi's record of 91 goals in a single year, they always felt that all this was too magical and very unreal.
In a daze, they didn't know how to play football.
This gave Burnley an opportunity.
In the 38th minute, Phil Jones, who finally got the chance to start this round, made a mistake in stopping the ball in the backcourt. Lennon intercepted the ball and broke through to the right side of the penalty area. He shot low while running and scored in the far corner. Burnley equalized the score and the score was rewritten to 3:1.
Just two minutes after Bruno set the record, the opponent equalized the goal, which made the Manchester United players finally come to their senses and continue the game down to earth.
As a result, Burnley, who had just recovered some morale, was suppressed by Manchester United again.
However, neither side scored any more goals in the rest of the first half, and the score was 3:1 at halftime.
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During the half-time break, Mourinho asked Bruno whether he needed to continue playing in the second half.
Bruno knew what Mourinho meant. He wanted to continue giving Bruno time to continue rewriting the single-year goal record he had just created.
After all, Yosi improved Gerd Muller's record by 6 goals.
But after some thought, Bruno declined Mourinho's kindness and let him be replaced in the midfield according to the pre-match arrangement.
For Bruno, with his current identity and status, it doesn’t really matter whether he can improve Yosi’s original record by a few points.
He is no longer someone who needs to rely on such simple data to attract attention!
Since Bruno himself made his choice, Mourinho followed his wishes and made personnel adjustments according to the original plan. Bruno, Kante and Greenwood were all substituted, and Fred, Bellingham and Mahrez came on as substitutes.
According to Mourinho's request, Manchester United focused on defense in the second half, with the goal of maintaining the score of 3:1 until the end of the game.
Things went according to Mourinho's plan. Both sides failed to make any progress in the second half. Manchester United eventually defeated Burnley 3:1 and expanded their lead in the standings to 9 points.
The match between Manchester United and Burnley is not only Manchester United’s last game in 2021, but also the final battle of the entire Premier League in 2021.
The remaining three league games of this round, including Arsenal's home game against Wolves, Leeds United against Aston Villa, and Everton against Newcastle United, have all been postponed.
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On the last day of 2021, The Guardian reviewed Bruno's performance in 2021 on the front page and gave several numbers: 81, 92, 8!
To be specific, it is 81 games, 92 goals, and 8 championship trophies!
81 games, including 64 for Manchester United and 17 for the Portugal national team.
To break it down further, there are 64 Manchester United club games, including 39 Premier League games, 11 Champions League games, 5 FA Cup games, 5 League Cup games, 1 Community Shield game, 1 European Super Cup game, and 2 Club World Cup games.
The 17 Portugal national team games include 7 European Cups, 6 World Cup qualifiers, and 4 friendly matches.
92 goals, including 72 for Manchester United and 20 for the Portugal national team.
Breaking it down, the 72 Manchester United club goals include 41 Premier League goals, 19 Champions League goals, 6 FA Cups, 2 League Cups, 1 Community Shield, 1 European Super Cup and 2 Club World Cups.
The 20 goals scored by the Portuguese national team include 10 goals in the European Cup, 7 goals in the World Cup qualifiers, and 3 goals in friendly matches.
Supported by these data, Bruno has won 8 championship trophies, including the Premier League, Champions League, FA Cup, League Cup, Community Shield, European Super Cup and Club World Cup at Manchester United, as well as the European Cup with the Portuguese national team!
Whether it is personal data or team honors, Bruno won everything in 2021!
For Bruno, 2021 is definitely a perfect year!
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Although the 2021 World Footballer of the Year has not yet been announced, everyone knows that neither Bruno's national team teammate Cristiano Ronaldo nor Yosi, who won the Copa America, can threaten Bruno's World Footballer of the Year.
If such a situation really happens, it will be a huge blow to the World Footballer of the Year award and even the entire FIFA. The World Footballer of the Year award and FIFA will completely lose their credibility!
Of course, this possibility is almost non-existent.
Because whether in terms of personal influence or commercial value, Bruno has completely surpassed Ronaldo and Yosi, the once peerless duo, and has become the recognized number one in world football today.
Before 2018, Yosi and Ronaldo could maintain their status by virtue of their higher commercial value than Bruno. However, as Bruno led Portugal to win the World Cup in 2018 and led Manchester United to the top of the football club in the following years, Bruno's commercial value also increased rapidly. Before the outbreak of the new crown epidemic, he had surpassed Yosi and tied with Ronaldo.
With Bruno's marriage to Liu Yimei, the Eastern market was completely opened up and Bruno's commercial value was further enhanced.
根据财富杂志福布斯在9月份公布的2021年足球运动员收入排行榜，布鲁诺在2021年的税前收入高达2亿美元，其中曼联开出的薪水为9100万美元，其余大约1亿900万美元为商业收入。
This is much higher than Cristiano Ronaldo's $1 million and Yosi's $1.1 million.
Originally, the gap between Ronaldo and Yosi and Bruno was not so big. But with Yosi leaving the giant Barcelona this summer and choosing to join Paris Saint-Germain, and Ronaldo leaving Juventus and joining the non-giant Tottenham, the income of both of them has dropped significantly, and the gap with Bruno's income has also opened up.
It is foreseeable that in the following time, the gap between the commercial income of the two and Bruno will become larger and larger. After all, the influence of Manchester United, a super giant platform, is far from being comparable to Paris Saint-Germain and Tottenham.
